Manager, Call Center

Location Designation: Hybrid - 2 days per week 

Our New York Life culture has laid the foundation for over 175 years of commitment to our employees, agents, policy owners, and the communities where we live and work. Here you become a valued part of a welcoming, inclusive, and caring organization with a long-standing legacy in stability and growth. The strength revolves around our diversified, multi-dimensional business portfolio that goes beyond life insurance.

As a Fortune 100 company and industry leader, we provide an environment where you can explore your career ambitions, offering opportunities to tackle meaningful challenges and stretch your skills while balancing work and life priorities.  You will be part of an inclusive team guided by our belief to always be there for each other–providing the support and flexibility to grow and reach new heights while making an impact in the lives of others.

You are our future, and we commit to investing in you accordingly.

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Business Unit Overview:

Join Service Experience, the engine powering exceptional experiences for New York Life's clients, agents and beneficiaries. You'll play a vital role in creating seamless customer experiences that build confidence, trust and loyalty. Whether you’re directly supporting clients throughout their life insurance needs or implementing innovative digital solutions, your work impacts the quality of every interaction. 

Role Overview:

The Call Center Manager will drive team performance, coach, and empower Customer Service Representatives to deliver high-quality service. This role involves resolving escalated customer issues, ensuring adherence to company policies, and fostering continuous improvement. This role promotes career growth, holds team members accountable to goals, and collaborates with other leaders to enhance service and morale. With a focus on engagement, innovation, and accountability, this role provides inspirational leadership, mentors the team, and ensures alignment with team objectives.

What You'll Do:

• Take ownership of the team’s performance, continuously driving improvement.
• Lead, coach, and empower a team of Customer Service Representatives to deliver high-quality service with minimal effort.
• Encourage employees to question the status quo, seek mutually beneficial solutions, and suggest improvements.
• Resolve escalated customer situations with full ownership.
• Apply and teach NYL policies and procedures consistently.
• Collaborate with other leaders to enhance service, save money, and boost team morale.
• Remain flexible and reliable with regards to schedule and teamwork.
• Hold team members to their goals and expectations, including disciplinary action.
• Provide daily consultations to assist service professionals in meeting customer needs.
• Support career growth through frequent coaching and mentoring.
• Foster a culture of high engagement.
• Provide inspirational leadership by being accessible, reinforcing strengths, and serving as a role model.
• Participate in core teams for new projects and additional responsibilities as needed.

What You'll Bring:

• FINRA Series 6 or 7 is required. Must obtain FINRA Series 26 or 24 within 1 year.
• Bachelor’s degree in Finance or Business preferred.
• 3 to 5 years of experience in a customer service environment.
• Success in creating exceptional customer experiences and providing inspirational leadership.
• Excellent verbal, written, and listening skills.
• Strong organizational skills with the ability to multitask.
• Strong interpersonal skills.
• Ability to de-escalate ambitious situations and reach resolutions.
• Strong technical and analytical skills, including experience with reporting data.
• Proficient in Word, Excel, PowerPoint, website navigation, and data entry.

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Pay Transparency

Salary Range:  $80,000-$110,000 

Overtime eligible: Exempt 

Discretionary bonus eligible: Yes 

Sales bonus eligible: No 

Actual base salary will be determined based on several factors but not limited to individual’s experience, skills, qualifications, and job location. Additionally, employees are eligible for an annual discretionary bonus. In addition to base salary, employees may also be eligible to participate in an incentive program.

Please note: This role requires FINRA licensed and/or FINRA Associated Person pre-hire fingerprinting.

Our Benefits

We provide a full package of benefits for employees – and have unique offerings for a modern workforce, including leave programs, adoption assistance, and student loan repayment programs. Based on feedback from our employees, we continue to refine and add benefits to our offering, so that you can flourish both inside and outside of work. Click here to discover more about our comprehensive benefit options or visit our NYL Benefits Site.

Our Commitment to Inclusion
At New York Life, fostering an inclusive workplace is fundamental to who we are and how we serve our communities. We have a longstanding commitment to creating an environment where individuals can contribute their best and succeed together. This foundation is rooted in our core values of humanity and integrity, ensuring that every employee feels valued and supported. By embracing a broad range of perspectives and experiences, we achieve greater success and fulfill our promise of providing financial security and peace of mind to families across all communities. Click here to learn more about New York Life’s leadership in this space.​

Recognized as one of Fortune’s World’s Most Admired Companies, New York Life is committed to improving local communities through a culture of employee giving and volunteerism, supported by the Foundation. We're proud that due to our mutuality, we operate in the best interests of our policy owners. To learn more about career opportunities at New York Life, please visit the Careers page of www.NewYorkLife.com.

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Job Requisition ID: 91673